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The River Signal Radio Program Lands in New Orleans
The River Signal, a radio program improbably produced by three friends from a boat drifting down the Mississippi River, will be rolling into New Orleans for its final episode after […]
BUKU 2016 Announces Dates and Launches Ticket Pre-Sale 9/10
The BUKU Music + Arts Project has announced its return to New Orleans on March 11th and 12th, 2016 after a sold-out weekend this past year. Tickets go on pre-sale […]
Boyfriend (Web Exclusive)
After a raunchy birthday bash held recently at One Eyed Jacks, Boyfriend is about to take off on tour with Big Freedia. Here’s a little on what the New Orleans-based rapper […]
AMA Unveils 14th Annual Honors & Awards Performers and Presenters
The Americana Music Association (AMA) has announced the initial presenter and performer lineup for its 14th annual Honors & Awards Show. The diverse lineup reflects the broadness of the catch-all […]
LPO opens Orpheum Theater with Mahler September 17
Before Katrina, when former conductor Klauspeter Seibel conducted the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony was programmed. I was surprised, since this symphony (nicknamed the “Resurrection Symphony”) requires […]
Big Freedia plus Boyfriend on 2015 Bounce Shakedown Tour
Big Freedia–Queen of Bounce–is embarking on her first Live Nation tour to start in her hometown of New Orleans on October 20 at the House of Blues. Performing on Big Freedia’s […]
Jon Batiste Debuts as Late Show Band Leader
Jon Batiste and his band, Stay Human, made their debut as the new house band of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which premiered on Tuesday night on CBS. Batiste made a […]
Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s School of Music Announces Fall 2015 Auditions
Auditions for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival & Foundation’s (free) Fall 2015 Don “Moose” Jamison School of Music will take place this Saturday, September 12th at 10 a.m. […]
NOTMC Launches Artist Hub Website and Sweepstakes
The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation (NOTMC) has partnered with Universal Music Group to launch the NOLA Artist Hub, a website featuring local artists PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, ZZ Ward, […]
Video: “New Orleans in Me” by Joe Lastie and Big Chief David Montana
“Ten years have gone, it’s a better day.” — David Montana, Big Chief, Washitaw Mardi Gras Nation The living room in Big Chief David Montana‘s house in Mid-City is crowded […]
